The historicity of Jesus concerns the historical authenticity of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars often draw a distinction between Jesus as reconstructed through historical methods and the Christ of faith as understood through theological tradition. The historical figure of Jesus is of central importance to various religions, but especially Christianity and Islam, in which the historical details of Jesus’ life are essential.

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  • The historicity of Jesus concerns the historical authenticity of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars often draw a distinction between Jesus as reconstructed through historical methods and the Christ of faith as understood through theological tradition. The historical figure of Jesus is of central importance to various religions, but especially Christianity and Islam, in which the historical details of Jesus’ life are essential. With few exceptions, scholars in the fields of biblical studies and history agree that Jesus was a Jewish teacher from Galilee who was regarded as a healer, was baptized by John the Baptist, was accused of sedition against the Roman Empire, and on the orders of Roman Governor Pontius Pilate was sentenced to death by crucifixion. The four canonical Gospels (most commonly estimated to have been written between 65 and 110 A. D) and the writings of Paul of the New Testament are among the earliest known documents relating to Jesus' life. Josephus is also studied by historical scholars as is the Gospel according to the Hebrews. Some scholars also hypothesize the existence of earlier texts such as the Logia, Signs Gospel and the Q document. There are arguments that parts of the Gospel of Thomas are likewise early texts. Scholarly opinions on the historicity of the New Testament accounts are diverse. At the extremes, they range from the view that they are inerrant descriptions of the life of Jesus, to the view that they provide no historical information about his life. The sources extant contain little evidence of Jesus' life before the account of Jesus' Baptism, and it has been suggested by many that the events recorded in the gospels cover a period of less than three years. Historians subject the gospels to critical analysis, attempting to differentiate authentic, reliable information from what they judge to be inventions, exaggerations, and alterations.
  • Hasta mediados del siglo XVIII no se planteaba la duda sobre la veracidad y fiabilidad histórica de los relatos evangélicos. A partir de entonces, comienza a cuestionarse desde las corrientes filosóficas del racionalismo alemán. Son los protestantes alemanes quienes comienzan a intentar una respuesta a estas cuestiones, abriéndose así la que se ha llamado la Búsqueda del Jesús histórico. Históricamente, se ha dividido esta búsqueda en tres periodos:
  • Jeesuksen historiallisuudella tarkoitetaan todisteita, joiden mukaan Jeesus Nasaretilainen on elänyt historiallisena henkilönä.
  • La storicità di Gesù, ovvero la sua esistenza come effettivo personaggio storico, è la base del Cristianesimo, ed è riconosciuta come parte della fede islamica sulla base della descrizione datane nel testo sacro dell'Islam, il Corano, seppure con alcune differenze rispetto al Nuovo Testamento. Le fonti più antiche sono gli scritti del Nuovo Testamento che, secondo l'opinione degli storici moderni, sono stati redatti, da due a cinque decenni dopo la sua morte, ad opera di più autori, alcuni dei quali secondo la tradizione cristiana hanno conosciuto Gesù di persona. Gli autori hanno verosimilmente raccolto e riferito fatti e vicende trasmessi precedentemente in forma orale. Le più antiche copie dei vangeli esistenti risalgono a non prima della fine del I secolo (tre frammenti di papiro, custoditi ad Oxford, sono datati fra il 60 e il 70 d.C. e contengono versetti del Vangelo di Matteo), anche se, molto probabilmente, tutti i vangeli risalgono al primo secolo. Secondo alcuni storici un frammento dei rotoli di Qumran, datato tra il 40 - 50 d.C. (frammento noto con la sigla 7Q5), sarebbe proprio parte del Vangelo di Marco. Storici secolari e seguaci di alcune altre religioni tendono a guardare alla sua figura come a quella di un uomo normale, mentre per l'Islam non è il Figlio di Dio ma uno dei massimi profeti; altri ancora lo considerano un mito.
  • Jesu historicitet handlar i första hand om det vetenskapliga sökandet efter historiska och arkeologiska belägg vad gäller den person som kallas (eller århundradet efter sin död gavs titeln) Jesus Kristus. och om han i så fall grundat religionen kristendom, inrättat den kristna kyrkan med aposteln Petrus som den förste påven i Rom, samt uppfattat sig själv som en aspekt av Gud. Det är svårt att finna samtida och av kristendomen oberoende säkra historiska belägg för att Jesus existerat som en historisk person. Om Jesus existerat finns det, enligt nutida forskare, med stor sannolikhet en betydande skillnad mellan Jesus som historisk person och trons Jesus. Talrika vitt skilda försök har gjorts för att ge en bild av den historiske Jesus, hans utveckling och hans egen avsikt med sin förkunnelse. Men i stort sett saknas möjligheter till att vetenskapligt framhäva en av dessa bilder på bekostnad av de andra. Hypotesen att Jesus Kristus såsom han beskrivs i Nya Testamentet inte existerat som historisk person kallas Jesusmyten eller Kristusmyten. Hypotesen att den Jesusgestalt som beskrivs i Bibeln inte grundar sig på någon historisk person kallas den ahistoriska hypotesen.
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  • September 2008
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  • Christ myth theory
  • Historical Jesus
  • historical reconstructions of Jesus
  • skeptical views
  • the evidence regarding Jesus' existence
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  • Christ myth theory
  • Jesus Christ and comparative mythology
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  • The historicity of Jesus concerns the historical authenticity of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars often draw a distinction between Jesus as reconstructed through historical methods and the Christ of faith as understood through theological tradition. The historical figure of Jesus is of central importance to various religions, but especially Christianity and Islam, in which the historical details of Jesus’ life are essential.
  • Hasta mediados del siglo XVIII no se planteaba la duda sobre la veracidad y fiabilidad histórica de los relatos evangélicos. A partir de entonces, comienza a cuestionarse desde las corrientes filosóficas del racionalismo alemán. Son los protestantes alemanes quienes comienzan a intentar una respuesta a estas cuestiones, abriéndose así la que se ha llamado la Búsqueda del Jesús histórico. Históricamente, se ha dividido esta búsqueda en tres periodos:
  • Jeesuksen historiallisuudella tarkoitetaan todisteita, joiden mukaan Jeesus Nasaretilainen on elänyt historiallisena henkilönä.
  • La storicità di Gesù, ovvero la sua esistenza come effettivo personaggio storico, è la base del Cristianesimo, ed è riconosciuta come parte della fede islamica sulla base della descrizione datane nel testo sacro dell'Islam, il Corano, seppure con alcune differenze rispetto al Nuovo Testamento.
  • Jesu historicitet handlar i första hand om det vetenskapliga sökandet efter historiska och arkeologiska belägg vad gäller den person som kallas (eller århundradet efter sin död gavs titeln) Jesus Kristus. och om han i så fall grundat religionen kristendom, inrättat den kristna kyrkan med aposteln Petrus som den förste påven i Rom, samt uppfattat sig själv som en aspekt av Gud.
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  • Historicity of Jesus
  • Búsqueda del Jesús histórico
  • Jeesuksen historiallisuus
  • Storicità di Gesù
  • Jesu historicitet
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